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Superman or lucky man? How has Bush managed to keep America safe after 9/11?
The threat of another terrorist attack on American soil continues to loom on the horizon. Somehow, heretofore (knock on wood) Bush has managed to keep the terrorists at bay in terms of striking on American soil post 9/11. What is Bush's secret? Is it his fool-proof strategery? Does it have anything to do to his policies? Does he possess super powers as the Great Protector? Or is he, and are we, simply lucky?
In the game of blog n roll, I don't ultimately decide. You put an imaginary quarter in the blog n roll jukebox, play the song... Red, White and Blue Dr BLT words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2007 http://www.drblt.net/music/... ...while formulating a response, and then post a comment. It's simply that simple! 26 comments from 7 users
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posted by
randomfactor
on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:32 AM
His "fool-proof" strategy appears to be: give Bin Laden everything he wants. . How well did it work? One word: anthrax. *ANOTHER* terrorist Bush failed to catch. posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:37 AM
But we got Saddam and he's no longer around to play with his chemistry set. Well over 5,000 additional terrorists, some of them, very heavy hitters and big-time players, have been captured or killed since 9/11, all under Bush's watch.
posted by
randomfactor
on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:41 AM
Gee, and we've managed to make his "subjects" long for Saddam. I didn't think that was even possible. And we've swapped about one US soldier's life and *ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS* for every one of those "terrorists," while breeding three times as many to replace them. Advantage: bin Laden. Again. posted by
ChicoEsquela
on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:52 AM
you are a card carrying member of the peanut gallery RF but everybody's got to be somehwere, doing something I guess I need to change a street name up here. Think I'll go down to Planning Dept Know someone down there. posted by
randomfactor
on Oct 11, 2007 at 08:09 AM
Gee, Chico, I guess you can't refute my stated facts: one life and $100,000,000 spent *PER TERRORIST*, with the net result: We now have 10,000 more terrorists. . Oh, and bin Laden *AND* the guy who pulled the anthrax attacks are both laughing at you and Bush. . Say hi for me, will ya? posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:07 AM
I wonder how much a few additional terrorist attacks on U.S. soil would cost.
posted by
randomfactor
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:16 AM
You can bet George Bush is shopping around for a cost-effective one as we speak, BLT. Blackwater would do it on a cost-plus contract, I'm sure. posted by
GotREALITY
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:20 AM
posted by
TomW
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:38 AM
You mean from a 9/11 scale attack? Pretty simple. We were attacked on 9/11 to provoke us into a long and costly war in the Middle East. It's the same thing they did at the beginning of Clinton's term. We wouldn't have been hit again until the next President took office anyway, but instead we decided to do exactly what Bin Laden wanted us to do.
posted by
ChicoEsquela
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:45 AM
Have friends at Blackwater They get the job done like Halliburton posted by
mattloch
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:48 AM
BLT: "I wonder how much a few additional terrorist attacks on U.S. soil would cost."Are we talking immediate costs, or costs from the protracted and bungled military actions taken afterwards that have nothing to do with the initial attack? I guess we would have to base the costs on whether the attack happened during a Republican or Democratic presidency, wouldn't we? . What Random, you were expecting Chico to respond to a factual argument with counter-evidence, facts, or logic? Why do that when there are personal attacks to be made? Just be glad you aren't a 12-year old boy, or else he'd be posting your home address up here..... posted by
mattloch
on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:55 AM
Chico: "...like Halliburton"Maybe that's the problem..... Army to End Expansive, Exclusive Halliburton DealHalliburton Cited For Iraq Overhead Costs in Oil Contract Called ExtremeHalliburton Iraq Convoy Sent Out Despite Threat, Leaving Six Dead These articles go on and on, too. posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:22 AM
Welcome to my blog post, chico. Your words are consistently wise. You others are welcome too. You too, are exceedingly wise, just a little misguided, that's all. Hell, even the most intelligent among us are capable of being deceived and of succumbing to left-wing propaganda that would redefine our great, noble, wise, Godly President---taking a flawed hero, and turning him into Hitler Lite. Of course you left-wingers will say that he turned himself in Hitler Lite, but that's because you've succumbed to left-wing propaganda. Isn't it ironic how he's trying to protect Israel, and he's compared to Hitler who was trying to wipe out the very population Bush most intently seeks to protect and preserve. posted by
sagefever
on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:31 AM
"you are a card carrying member of the peanut gallery RF" "Have friends at Blackwater They get the job done like Halliburton"......wise words? BLT please I've seen Chico do much better than that and maybe a re check of the dictionary definition of wise is in order for you.. posted by
mattloch
on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:33 AM
BLT, comparing =/= identical.After all, Hitler was a good public speaker. And he was able to impose greater order on countries he invaded. And he actually improved his country's infrastructure while in power. posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:37 AM
Not to split hairs, but there is one slight difference between the two. It's so slight that I'm almost embarassed to mention it. I'm referring to this: Bush bends over backwards to protect and preserve the Jewish people, and Hitler bent over backwards to wipe them off of the face of the earth.
posted by
ChicoEsquela
on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Secular "progressivism" under the guise of "intellectualism" will make this unique experiment in a Democratic Republic (called America) go the way of the Roman Empire. I am not a particularly religious man. But I do believe in God. One of my best friends in this entire world (knew him in VN and he stayed in to become "lifer" in some very elite SF units and now is a security expert in Wash DC to big wigs) is an atheist. We didn't have "foxholes" per se (we filled a lotta sandbags and dug some quick trenches) but the "no atheists in foxholes" is BS as this guy would be what he is (an atheist against org religions) until the bayonette is shoved through his neck. So its not that you have to believe in a particular god (or even "the" God). It is symbolic only IMO (now I've pi$$ed off the other end of the spectrum. God and country to this dude (my sf buddy) meant something different than to me I'm sure. To him and with his ancestry (similar to mine) the land and its animals (Wapiti, etc.) are God. So in his case it may be redundant but still operative (God & Country). I notice a huge push of late Blognroll, to get God out of everything in this country. And yet OTOH we are bending over backwards to certain other religions (Muslims for example) to be sure we recognize their right to religion and all its acutrements. I may be just an old oakie redneck injun right wing crusty vet but something doesn't seem right about all this to me. posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:48 AM
You are not alone in your observations, chico. Hell, I'm just white Canadian-American trash with an education, but even I can figure out what's going on here.
posted by
mattloch
on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Sure Chico. Because Rome wasn't done in my becoming excessively militaristic, granting excessive powers into the hands of Emperors, who pursued disastrous foreign military campaigns. It was those damn atheists! They stopped praying to their pantheon of gods, and the gods punished their nation! 
posted by
ChicoEsquela
on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:07 PM
The details are not all the same Matt The Gestalt and end result will be however. posted by
randomfactor
on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Why did the Roman Empire die? 1. They tried to keep out illegal immigrants. 2. They gave too much credence to religion (specifically Christianity). 3. They didn't pay enough attention to their environmental pollution. 4. They launched a war on terrorism. posted by
mattloch
on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Chico: "The details are not all the same Matt"Well duh. I doubt we have much to worry about from the Visigoths. But nice try, though. You still FAIL at history. posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 01:14 PM
mattloch, if you took a course in re-writing history, you'd pass with flying colors. You and your ilk have managed to take a sagacious, gracious, bold (if fallible) President that held us together through one of most traumatic events of our history and turned him into Hitler Lite. The sad part is many conservatives have passively adopted your revisionistic propaganda. posted by
ChicoEsquela
on Oct 11, 2007 at 01:25 PM
he should stick to road vacations hey, that reminds me............. posted by
mattloch
on Oct 11, 2007 at 01:38 PM
BLT, pick a book, any book, about the fall of the Roman Empire. Read it, and keep track of every time the word "atheist" is used. Then, go back and re-read it, and keep track of every time the word "military" is used.Care to bet which one will have a higher word count? posted by
blognroll
on Oct 11, 2007 at 03:43 PM
My dad taught history for many years, but he wasn't one to take his work home with him. So don't look to me as a history buff. However, woefully inept on the subject though I may be, I recognize re-writing history when I see it. And you, my friend (and I do mean friend), are the master of re-writing history.
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